The Southern California home of interior designer Timothy Corrigan (left) embodies his spirited take on classicism.

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The Georgian Colonial–style house was built in 1922.

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Treillage panels by Accents of France and a circa-1700 neoclassical bust grace the front lawn.

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The living room displays an unfinished 19th-century canvas by Carolus-Duran; the armchairs, sofas, and cocktail table are by Timothy Corrigan Home.

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An oil study by Jacques-Louis David surmounts an Italian commode.

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A ceiling clad in gold leaf adds glamour to the dining room. The silk wall covering is by de Gournay, the chandelier is 1940s French, and both gilt-wood mirrors are 18th-century Italian. The Moissonnier dining table is coupled with antique English mahogany chairs, and the Persian carpet is vintage.

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The kitchen cabinetry is painted in shades of white and green by Farrow & Ball; a set of antique Mexican Talavera plates is arrayed against the backsplash.

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The family room includes a pair of vintage chairs by T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings (at left) and a second pair, in green, by André Arbus; the cocktail table is by Quatrain, and the sofa is from the estate of philanthropist Doris Duke.

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The study’s circa-1795 cabinet was a gift from William V, Prince of Orange, to Catherine the Great; her likeness, inset in bisque, tops a grid of Greek deities. The mahogany Louis Philippe bureau plat was acquired at a Paris flea market.

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Above an 18th-century Venetian console is a portrait of Cleopatra, attributed to Caravaggio.

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The Emilio Terry chair in the entrance hall was originally designed for Palazzo Labia in Venice; the cushion fabric is by Fortuny. Sea-grass carpeting by Stark leads up the stairs.

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The bed, curtained in a Pindler & Pindler linen, is by Timothy Corrigan Home, as are the chairs; the circa-1800 gueridon is French.

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In the master suite, a Louis XVI bench upholstered in a Christopher Hyland silk velvet stands in front of a custom-made mantel and a painting attributed to Anne-Louis Girodet-Trioson.

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The 18th-century portrait in the bedroom’s reading area is of a family ancestor; the Monte Allen armchairs and ottoman are clad in a Veronese velvet, and the matching end tables are by Timothy Corrigan Home.